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• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: No
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Program Files\ HijackThis\
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The file hijackthis.exe is the user-initialized process built to act as the main program launcher of Trend Micros HijackThis application. The latest version of the file hijackthis.exe is version 2.0.2. The process launcher hijackthis.exe can be found bundled with its freeware parent utility software. You can download the file hijackthis.exe from TrendSecure at http:// www.trendsecure.com/ portal/ en-US/tools/ security_tools/ hijackthis/ download.

You can inspect the browser settings of the computer by using this freeware utility. The file hijackthis.exe also allows you to check the settings of the operating system installed on the machine. The process hijackthis.exe lets you create log files about the present state of the machine. You can create such log files by clicking on the Start button, then moving on to the Programs list, and finally browsing through the list for the HijackThis icon in order to click on it and subsequently execute it so as for the main program window of the application to initialize. Otherwise, you can go to My Computer, press F3 (the function key 3 found on your keyboard), select the Search for Files and Folders option, key in hijackthis.exe, press Enter, wait for the search results window to be populated by files and folders, and finally double-click on the file so as to access the application window of its parent program.

After the application window of the file hijackthis.exe has initialized, click the button named Do a system scan only and click the Scan button to quickly scan the system. Once the scanning has been completed, click the button labeled Save Log so as to save the created log file in the path you will specify.

This log file can be use by the computer expert to analyze the current condition of the computer. It can also serve as the guide for tuning the machine.

If you are an advance user, the file hijackthis.exe lets you remove the unwanted files and settings from your machine according to your discretion. The process hijackthis.exe is commonly located in C:\ Program Files\ HijackThis\. The process hijackthis.exe is compatible to operate with various Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 1.5, and Firefox 2.5 in terms of inspecting browser settings. The mother application of the file hijack.exe runs in Windows 98, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.

Additional hijackthis.exe Info:

Part of: Trend Micro HijackThis, Author URL: http:// www.us.trendmicro.com, File Created by: Trend Micro

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